Norway exported salmon worth NOK 4.9 billion (USD 599 million, EUR 527.8 million) last month, which represented an increase of 39 percent or NOK 1.4 billion (USD 171.2 million, EUR 150.8 million) compared to May 2015.
For the year through May 2016, the country’s salmon exports totaled NOK 23 billion (USD 2.8 billion, EUR 2.5 billion), an increase of 28 percent or NOK 5 billion (USD 611.4 million, EUR 538.6 million) year-on-year.
With supplies tightening, the average price for whole fresh sal…